Date & Place of Birth

October 2, 1891 ( other sources: 1893, 1901) Kutaisi (Georgia)

Date & Place of Death

September 18, 1955 Tbilisi (Sakartvelo)

Place of Burial

Vake Cemetery, Tbilisi

Closest Anniversary Date

2026 will mark 135 years since birth

2025 will mark 70 years since death

Education

(School, Teacher)

-1910 - Kutaisi St. Nino School;

1910-1917 - Tbilisi Music School, piano division , class of I. S. Iceberg;

1917-1923 - Tbilisi Conservatoire, piano division, class of Prof. I. S. Iceberg;

1931-1935 - Tbilisi State Conservatoire, classes of Prof. V. V. Shchebachev, Prof. A. B. Ryazanov and I. I. Tuskia;

1935-1938 - Postgraduate studies at Tbilisi State Conservatoire, composition division

Geographic Location of Work

Kutaisi, Tbilisi (Georgia)

Place of Work

Position

1923-1925 - Tbilisi Conservatoire, piano teacher;

1935-1938 - "Gifted Children's Group" (in the future Z. Paliashvili School of Central Music - "Ten-Year Gifted Music School) teacher of theoretical subjects;

1937-1940 - Methodologist at the city methodology office; 

1938 - Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Assistant, Polyphony Course;

1946 - Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Docent, Polyphony Course;

Field of Work

Compositional Works:

Opera

Symphony: symphony suites

Chamber Instrumental: quartets, blended ensembles, piano pieces

Chamber Vocals: romance pieces, songs

Children's music: songs, piano pieces

Family Members

Father - Anton Shaverzashvili - Pharmacist

Mother - Scholastic Baj Ogli (Georgian, Meskhetian - Catholic)

Caregiver - Viktoria Budagovskaya - Mizandari (niece of Aloiz Mizandari) - pianist

Sister - Maria

Brother - Alexandre Shaverzashvili - pianist (died young)

Brother - Vasil Shaverzashvili (composer, one of the founders of pop music in Georgia, one of the first Georgian cinema music authors, the Honored Art Worker;

Nephew - Alexandre (Shura) Shaverzashvili - famous Georgian composer, teacher, People's artist of Georgia, Conservatoire professor, Head of Composition Department, prorector

Daughter - Izolda Shaverzashvili (musician)

Granddaughter - Tamar Javakhishvili (Artist)

Son-in-Law - Giorgi Bagrationi (Doctor)

Great Granddaughter - Anastasia Bagrationi (Tourism Manager)

Close Persons

Ketevan Magalashvili (artist), Vano Sarajishvili (singer), Grigol Chkhikvadze (musician, folklorist), Tamar Abakelia (sculptor, artist), and others.

Location of Research Material

National Archives of Georgia;

Family Archive

Georgian National Library of the Parliament of Georgia

State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema, and Choreography of Georgia - Palace of Art archive